Kais comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Firm, hard, strong one.
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How popular is Kais?
2017peak year
Today, Kais is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4182), with only about 27 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 43 babies were given the name (ranked #2820 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Kais's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 391 babies have been registered as Kais since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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